srinath wrote on 05/26/13 at 07:07:46:arteacher wrote on 05/26/13 at 06:44:23:Don't forget that we were immigrants once too. What did we do to the native population?
He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones.
And we dragged blacks from 1/2 a world away kicking and screaming in the holds of ships.
Cool.
Srinath.
WE? WE bought them,, but I think if youll look at who owned those ships, WE didnt own near all of them..
NOW.,,, As to Who captured them & Sold them into slavery,,, well?
Other tribes, usually..
Im not defending slavery, just pointing out a few facts that arent exactly popular with the history book writers.
We also offered free rides home after the war. I wonder who did better.. those who went or those who stayed..